Posts tagged Google Nexus 7

As many of you will remember, after my article "Android latest: Lollipop does not suck" brought reams of comment (67 posts in all) primarily to the effect that in their experience Android 5.0 Lollipop did suck, especially in the context of a mandatory upgrade, we called a poll to systematize the feedback. The results of the SurveyMonkey poll, with 32 responses in since December 6th, and most (some 70 percent) upgrading Nexus 7 devices (2012 or 2013 versions) are as follows.
Asked how their experience of Android 5.0 Lollipop had been, almost 20 percent said "Very Good," and a further almost...

I ranted a few days ago about how frustratingly almost-there my Chromecast is as a productivity and onscreen reading aid, chiefly because it just does not facilitate screen mirroring on Android except for a limited range of devices - and in any case, links this to Android OS 4.4.2 or above. You can even mirror the entire screen of any PC or Linux-based device running the Chrome browser to Chromecast using a Chrome extension - but not most Android devices. And short of full screen mirroring, the next best productivity and big-screen ereading option is mirroring the browser, allowing reading...

[Bumped due to factual correction.] Looking for a good tablet bargain? Check out your local Office Max or Office Depot store—it’s possible you might find one that’s going out of business. Offices Max and Depot merged this year, and my local Office Max store is closing. (Probably because it’s right down the street from an Office Depot.) An employee at the store told me this closure was due to the merger. I have since been contacted by a representative of Office Depot who said that no closures have been announced and any closures are “part of the...

People in Queens, N.Y. will be able to use tablets for free starting next week.
Google donated 17,000 Nexus 7 tablets to the New York State Community Action Association, and Queens Library received 5,000 of those units. The library is going to lend the tablets to library card- customers starting Nov. 20.
The tablets will be at seven Queens locations, and customers can borrow them for a month with the option of three renewals, according to InfoDocket.
The tablets will come with pre-loaded content with educational information, resources for job searching, computer skills training, immigration and citizenship information and more. The tablets will...

By Hammad Saleem
It's been over a week since Google unveiled its second generation Nexus 7. The device is available for sale in the U.S. through various retailers and the Google Play Store. But unfortunately, there'd been no official word from the company about the availability of the device in U.K., from the Play Store or anywhere else. One overseas retailer, however, EBuyer, has leaked the expected launch date on Twitter.
According to Ebuyer, the expected launch date of the second-gen Nexus 7 appears to be Aug. 29. If you're one of those lucky users who pre-ordered your device through Ebuyer, you should...

Google is currently rolling out Android 4.3 to a handful of devices, such as the Nexus 7. It’s a rather tame update as far as brand new front-facing features are concerned, but Google has made a change under the hood that has improved my tablet’s performance.
In recent days, it was discovered that Google added support for fstrim. Without going into super technical details, fstrim basically does a better job of freeing up data that isn’t being used by the tablet.
Think of the old Nexus 7 as a closet that held all the things you did and didn’t need. Fstrim is like...

By Hammad Saleem
It's been a few days since Google unveiled its mighty second generation of the Nexus 7. And now, the device is available for pre-orders in the U.S. Google Play Store. The search engine giant did mention that the device will be available globally in the “coming week” but they didn't reveal an exact release date. Today, the company has set up a sign-up page for a number of countries.
Apart from U.S., the Nexus 7 will be available in many countries including UK, Germany, France, Spain, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Canada—all in the coming weeks.
There are retailers worldwide...

By Hammad Saleem
A bunch of rumors suggest that Google will unveil the next generation Nexus 7 tablet later this month.
We did hear news a few months back that the device will be released at Google I/O in May, but of course that didn't happen. Now, a new rumor is suggesting that the new gen will come with either a $299 or $229 price tag, and will be released by the end of July.
The information comes from a Japanese site, which mentions that the second generation tablet will be released by Asus, as was the original. (Actually, I don’t think there...

By Jenni Lada
Need a new tablet? Staples has a fantastic deal July 7-13, 2013.
Brace yourself: You can now get a Nexus 7 32GB tablet for only $199. It’s an incredible deal, and one any potential Android tablet owner should consider.
See, a Nexus 7 32GB tablet normally costs $249.99. Usually, it’s the 16GB model that’s $200. But for this week, Staples is taking $50 off the price of one of the best tablets out there. This model has between eight and 10 hours of battery life, depending on what you’re doing.
Plus, with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and a NVIDIA Tegra 3...

Here we go again. The second-gen Nexus 7 rumor storm calmed down for a second or two, but now it’s at full speed again. Was there anything left to be revealed about the N7-2 following the rumor bonanza from a few weeks ago?
Not exactly, but it can’t hurt to get further “confirmation” of the tab’s specs, can it? This latest intel technically comes from one of the most reliable sources ever (i.e., an Asus customer representative), but it sadly can’t be verified or fully trusted.
An anonymous user of an unnamed Asus device got the info after a supposed conversation with a company employee through...

Over at Android and Me, Dustin Earley is reporting that his Nexus 7 “has gone from the best to worst tablet I’ve ever owned.”
That’s a pretty bold statement, and I had to read the article and browse the comments.
According to Earley, his once-beloved Nexus 7, which used to be responsive and snappy, is now slow, ponderous and sluggish, often taking several seconds to respond to screen rotation and taps.
He had a dramatic quote:
I can’t find one person who has been using the Nexus 7 for an extended period of time, and hasn’t seen a massive downgrade in performance.
Not surprisingly, the...